The Mech Lord

"What early decision is this? Do we still need any more proof?"

Christina looked at Quinton with a frown on her face. She didn't know how the conflict between the classes had started, but one thing was for sure, that Quinton just didn't have any good intentions towards the class because of Aiden.

She had indeed told him that if he wanted to make her change her mind and win her parents favour, he had to achieve something and prove himself to be better than Aiden.

It seemed it was a bad decision on her part. From the current situation, it looked like he would take it out on Aiden using this opportunity. But, she couldn't blame him for it. Who would be able to keep their calm in such a situation?

She was indeed regretting now. Maybe it would have been better if she hadn't taken Aiden's name to rile him up. She had no idea that this situation was not just a coincidence which was going to allow Quinton to take his anger out, rather, it was a situation specifically created by him to take his anger out.

One could clearly see that he didn't care for others and would do anything to achieve his personal motive.

"I think Quinton is right. We have our pride as well. How can we just let them get away with it?" Another student spoke up, he was another strong guy and it was obvious for people to look up to the stronger ones.

At this moment, the Instructor entered the class.

"What's going on?" He frowned when he saw the students gather in the center of the class. He could even see a few students who had been badly battered up.

"The Class F has been picking fights with us, Instructor," Quinton immediately replied.

"That's it?" The Instructor asked in confusion. Such a small matter?

"What is there to discuss in this?" He asked as his gaze swept around the class, "WHEN SOMEONE FIGHTS YOU WHAT DO YOU DO?!!"

His voice was loud, and rang across the room like thunder.

The students looked at each other, and then replied in a similar voice, "WE FIGHT BACK!!"

Christina knew there was no helping it now. Things had always been simple, besides when it came to fight between classes, right and wrong no longer matter. You fight if your classmates fights. This was how it went..

What kind of person are you if you watch your teammates getting beaten just because you have no idea if he was in right or wrong? You need to have full trust in them. After all, if you don't have trust, how will you be able to leave your back to them in a battlefield.

"And, since this is an Academy, I will prefer you guys to not use any underhanded methods." The Instructor added.

But, a few of the students were smart enough to notice that he had used the word 'prefer'. It means there was still a scope, and it would probably be fine as long as no one finds out about it.

It was important for students to know that things weren't always fair on the battlefield. Sometimes you have to bear the underhanded methods while other times use it yourself.

There was not much of a choice when you had millions of innocent lives behind you.

It was all well, but when one viewed it from an educational point of view, it was indeed something not very suitable for young people.

But, this was why the Academy's structure was built very loosely. There were rules to ensure nothing was wrong, but people who tried to use these rules would be isolated and have an impact on their career if it was deemed that someone as a soldier shouldn't have done that.

Whoever had come up with this system was indeed a clever person. At one side, they were showing the world that they had ensured students safety and everything. But, on the darker side, this was all going on.

But, the current generation Dean was a smart person. He knew that his system which was designed during the war era wasn't in the best interests of the students in the current time. But, it was difficult to change it all at once.

There would always be people who would resist change, and those who would prefer the orthodox methods.

And, this Instructor from Class C sure was one.

His name was Zedrick Maestro. He was from a family of minor nobles. More like he had been bestowed the title of a minor noble for his years of service. He was one of the few who supported the Orthodox faction.

And, this wasn't only limited to the Academy.

There were even a few people who shared the same sentiments, and were unhappy with the Current Emperor Ragen and his rules.

After all, Ragen had brought a lot of change in Gloria's current structure, not to mention, he was the main reason that the new Military families had risen like this.

And, the worst of all was the guy himself. Who could tell that person was an Emperor?

There are viral pictures and videos of the guy all over the Net. That guy was seen in shorts and slippers in the streets on more than a dozen occasions. Hell, he was even found eating on the roadside stalls in a cheap locality.

His behavior was really upsetting a lot of people.

….

Dean's Office.

Dean Valeford sat on his chair as he looked at the person standing in front of him.

"So, have you decided on it?" He asked with a calm look on his face as he closed the projection screen and focused his attention on the girl in front. It was clear that he was attaching a lot of importance to her.

This girl was none other than Runeko.

The day after the murder incident was over, the Dean had visited Runeko. It was to make an offer.

He explained to her that she possessed a Golden Ranked Skill one and the person who had evaluated her had made a mistake.

He had already gone through everything and found out that Runeko was evaluated by a Scouter.

These were people hired by Academies to visit backwards areas to search for talent.

This person obviously lacked the talent to evaluate her, but luckily, she was the one who he had judged to be the best around her area, and gave her a recommendation letter. After all, the Academy would also make sure that there was representation from all corners of the universe.

Once the Dean was sure that there was nothing wrong with her, he made the first move. Just who would let such a person get away. Besides, he was not here with any ill intention. To be honest, he just didn't want her to end up like his previous students.

Hence, he offered her a helping hand.

He was willing to take her in as a Private student.

It was an opportunity which was not so easy to come by. The Dean was one of the strongest individuals around. The rumors said that he was a Lv 71 or above King. He was an existence only below the Heroes. And, he had raised Heroes in the past. Edgar was one of them.

It could be said that this was a very big opportunity for Runeko. But, the girl obviously didn't understand it clearly. Not to mention, her current mental state wasn't the best.

"So, you still couldn't decide?" The Dean asked her with a smile.

Runeko held both her hands together nervously, and couldn't answer.

"You don't need to be so nervous." He shook his head with a smile.

"I-I don't know if I can continue this any longer.." Runeko finally spoke in a meek tone.

Dean looked at him, and sighed inwardly. He knew that it was difficult for her. But, he couldn't possibly let her return. The world was not a nice place. A person like her had a lot of value. If some wrong person ended up finding out about her, then not only will she have to go through hell, but she might even bring trouble to the rest of the Universe.

After all, if she ended up maturing in a wrong manner, and took a wrong path, the consequences weren't something that people could bear.

"Are you feeling guilty for what happened?" The Dean asked her.

"Umn.." Runeko nodded.

"But, it wasn't your fault. You were forced to do it." He replied, "Besides, will anything change if you quit?"

"I don't think so." He continued when Runeko didn't reply, "Nothing will change if you quit here. It would just become something which would be forgotten by everyone, and if you aren't lucky enough to forget it, you would suffer for your life."

"What should I do then?" Runeko raised her head to look at him with teary eyes.

"Be strong, and move ahead. You have the power, hence you should shoulder the responsibility for the power you hold. If you continue on this path, I won't guarantee you that there won't be a tragic ending. You might even see more deaths, but when the end comes, you won't have regrets. You will be able to say that you tried your best, and didn't run away from it."

"You will be able to look everyone in the eyes throughout your life and raise your head high. Is that not enough?" He asked with a smile. Even though he indeed wanted to convince her, he still couldn't let her have fake hopes.. He wanted her to know the reality.